"Robert R. Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 3) perform the bugfix with a version bump and upgrade to the latest EAPI > Options 1 and 2 are how most updates are done, the user can mask the latest > version or upgrade. Option 3 allows the user to continue using the previous > version while they decide to update to a portage version that supports the > new EAPI. > > I would prefer that option 3 be made policy because I run several ~arch > packages that either don't have a stable version (kradio) or have a feature > that I need (gentoo-sources), and will not be pushed to stable immediately > for various reasons from lack of maintainer time to everybody says it > conflicts with major pieces of the system (Firefox 3, 64 bit netscape-flash, > and xorg).
Another reason for preferring option 3 for bug fix (but not for 'cosmetic' changes or ones which prevent some users from installing the package) is that (~arch) users will already have the pre-bug fixed version installed and portage will not install the bug fix unless either the version is bumped or USE flags have changed and the --newuse emerge option is used.
